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Coroner Says Simone Strobel Likely Killed for Sexual Motive, Calls Fresh Investigation

The coroner urged fresh DNA tests, leaving the case officially unsolved.

Overview

  • Open findings record homicide by person or persons unknown, with no definitive cause of death or perpetrator identified.
  • The case was recommended for referral to the NSW Homicide Squad’s unsolved homicide team for renewed inquiry.
  • The coroner urged re-testing of male DNA detected on Strobel’s clothing and renewed analysis of a hair recovered during the original investigation.
  • The conclusions depart from a 2007 inquest that ruled out a sexual motive and pointed to smothering as the likely cause of death.
  • A 2022 murder charge against then-boyfriend Tobias Moran was later dropped with compensation ordered, and the coroner said it was unlikely he or his sister were involved and unlikely he acted alone.